10th Annual Swim with the Sharks Pitch Competition
Date and Time
Tuesday Oct 4, 2022
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
6:00pm
Location
The Queen Theater
500 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Contact Information
Jeremy Hebbel, Program Manager, Emerging Enterprise Center
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Description
Join us for the 10th annual Swim with the Sharks pitch competition taking place live during the 5th annual Delaware Entrepreneurial Summit on Tuesday, October 4th.
With a grand prize of $10,000, runners up prize of $3,500, and $1,000 People's Choice award, five entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses live in front of our judges at 6:00pm inside the Queen theatre. Presentation of prizes to take place immediately after.
- Aaron Swan II, CEO of 24HR Truck Services
- Cora Leigh Castle, President and CEO of OmniPotential Energy Partners, LLC
- Shavonne Fair, Owner and CEO of Hybrid Bakery
- Diego Ruiz, Owner of LU Sports
- Aaron Weaver, Owner and Primary Care Physician of First State Direct Primary Care
People's Choice voting open now until 9/30/22
- Watch the preliminary round pitches on the Emerging Enterprise Center’s website
- Cast your vote online and by text for your favorite Delaware start-up by October 1 online and by text. Each person can vote once per method.
- Delaware Idea Club Managing Member, David Liss
- Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Executive Director, Stephanie Johnnie
- Carvertise Chief Executive Officer, Mac Macleod
- Cash Prize: $10,000 (Provided by NCC Innovates initiative of the New Castle County Office of Economic Development)
- Emerging Enterprise Center Virtual Incubator Program: $4,600 Value
- New Castle County Chamber of Commerce (NCCCC) Membership: $350 Value
- NCCCC Premium Marketing Package: $1,400 Value
- World Trade Center Delaware Membership: $475 Value
- $3,500 Cash Prize (Provided by Harvard Business Services & Sherm's Catering)
- New Castle County Chamber of Commerce (NCCCC) Membership: $350
- Cash Prize: $1,000 (Provided by SCORE Delaware)
- Michael Rinkunas, Associate Director of Commercialization Programs at Horn Entrepreneurship
- Todor Raykov, Director of Venture Services at NextFab
- Professor Deanna M. Merritt, Ph.D, Marketing & Management at Goldey-Beacom College
- Charuni Patibanda, Director of Economic Development for the New Castle County
New Castle County Chamber of Commerce 
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